Can anyone recommend a reasonable but clean hotel in central Milan? If possible I would like a triple. I've been checking and prices are extremely high.

It really depends on the time and season, especially in Milan. Summer low season can be really cheap but if there are fairs, from September, the prices get super high! e.g. I had my single room for 35€ and my friends' double for 50€ in July last year. That was Hotel Augustus 3*on Via Napo Torriani, 3 minutes walk from the station. On the same street, there was Hotel Bernina 3* next door that was even cheaper and Hotel Berna 4* a bit more expensive. There are so many other hotels of different categories around the station. I often use venere.com for availability.

Hi,
You can check it on http://www.globalhotelindex.net

Grand Hotel Verdi and Hotel Sanpi (this one is a little more difficult to find -as it is off the beaten path and breakfast wasn't nearly as good as the Grand Hotel Verdi, which included a wonderful buffet breakfast in the price)

I stayed in both of these hotels and they were nice boutique hotels and very reasonably priced (200 Euro) although I don't know what your expectations are on pricing and what you consider to be extremely high -

ciaolaura

bkm